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states, might be going to vacation in the united states, might be going to do business in the united states. >> on average they spend over $6,000 per visit. renting rooms in a hotel, going to shopping malls and buying things, eating in restaurants, taking taxi cabs, so they're spending money in america and so they're creating jobs. >> worldwide, the state department issued 7.8 million non-immigrant visas in 2011. the greatest demand was from brazil and china. american consular officers are charged with deciding whether those visas are awarded and to whom. those officers train at the foreign service institute outside washington dc. >> consular work is up close and personal diplomacy. how we conduct ourselves is just the empathetic voice for a distraught american, the professional, dignified visa interview. the transparency as we uphold our laws. this is public diplomacy. >> consular work is one of the key elements of the mission of the foreign service and consular officers who are posted overseas in u.s. embassies and consulates have the principal requirement of protecting u.s. citize
states, might be going to vacation in the united states, might be going to do business in the united states. >> on average they spend over $6,000 per visit. renting rooms in a hotel, going to shopping malls and buying things, eating in restaurants, taking taxi cabs, so they're spending money in america and so they're creating jobs. >> worldwide, the state department issued 7.8 million non-immigrant visas in 2011. the greatest demand was from brazil and china. american consular...
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putin trying to cou by united states and countries over syria and other >>> thes agr allownd humaneptical will to of said that s worldogram seven s. workers arrive at s is a evident in the coming weeks and beeasured not in rhetoric, no actionground. >> t say 1 re ineed of ass food and medicine a human rights syria re continuingcks. 56 peoplin the countrdays. >>>nts will meet up they are taking mit with t leaders four central trying to terrorism secessionist check. of t hu home the top priority of change later this putin isd to urge members to in opposing defense plans deploy in europe. of warships n for joint drill. region conc >> reporter: the ship destroyery nearesday morning. the crew will the simulated >> translator: theeepen exchanges between two countries. drill held with china's they hore strong is held in with an inease between thetry'sforces. >> andrd to greater interoperability and a practices that india are country wary china's east and seas. tothree-day with u.s. australian on the will anti- warfare. are to have peace. >> rep will personnel build up and attime they say it's a
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the united states, japan, and other countries have developed a launch. they said it was a test of a ballistic missile technology and was in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. >>> china has opened what it calls the world's longest high speed rail line linking the capital of beijing with guan jo in the south. here's more. >> reporter: the first high-speed train from beijing is about to leave the railway station. many passengers are carrying coats because the temperature in beijing is about 20 degrees centigrade lower than here. the new line stretches nearly 2300 kilometers, including a section already in service. the trip between the two cities will take about eight hours instead of the current 20 1/2 hours. china says it developed the high-speed train line on its own. based on the technology used by japan's train. the launch of the new service expands china's high-speed railway to more than 9300 kilometers. officials plan to extend it to 16,000 kilometers by 2020. the chinese government temporarily suspended construction of high-speed train l
the united states, japan, and other countries have developed a launch. they said it was a test of a ballistic missile technology and was in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. >>> china has opened what it calls the world's longest high speed rail line linking the capital of beijing with guan jo in the south. here's more. >> reporter: the first high-speed train from beijing is about to leave the railway station. many passengers are carrying coats because the...
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panetta said the united states is concerned about east asian maritime security. >> the point of this is to send a very positive message to all the nations of this region and the world that we intend to establish a relationship that is healthy, stable, and reliable and continuous. >> he says he hopes to resolve the problem through peaceful kie log but japanese leaders are fully responsible for the unrest. >> translator: china is watching the developments very closely. we have the right to take further action. >> chinese state news reported he came out in opposition to comments panetta made in tokyo. the u.s. defense chief said the san can you can you islands lie within the area covered by the security treaty. he added china expects the u.s. to maintain the neutral stance regarding conflicting claims of sovereignty. business leaders in china are responding in different ways. yucat how are business leaders and business people dealing with the situation? >> many japanese shops and ctories we csedesteay and protests continued to affect firms in the country and some businesses are to resum
panetta said the united states is concerned about east asian maritime security. >> the point of this is to send a very positive message to all the nations of this region and the world that we intend to establish a relationship that is healthy, stable, and reliable and continuous. >> he says he hopes to resolve the problem through peaceful kie log but japanese leaders are fully responsible for the unrest. >> translator: china is watching the developments very closely. we have...
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. >> the united states as a matter of policy does not take position with regards to competing sovereignty claims. it's important that diplomatic means on both sides be used to try to constructively resolve these issues. >> japanese business people in china have looked out of their pla plants. they don't like what they see. what's t view from the facto factori factories. >> some are seeing protesters and they are pulling down their shutters as protesters turn nasty in china japanese are closing down their factories and stores. honda motor will stop operations at five plants. they say it will be hard to ship products amid possible violence. another carmaker plans to shut down its factory for four days from tuesday. electronics firms panasonic is halting work. retailers are taking similar precautious. the super market chain will keep a store closed for the time being. executives decided to keep their three department stores closed for some time. ito and 7-eleven are playing it safe. they are shutting some of their outlets on tuesday. japanese business leaders have cancelled a tour to china.
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nations taking part in this united states-led exercises include japan and britain. iran's government has repeatedly warned that it would close food or shipping routes that run through the strait of hormuz. the threats are in response it tighter international sanctions targeting iran's nuclear program. the fighter aircraft on this vessel can reach most of iran's nuclear facilities. the u.s. navy is not disclosing the ship's precise location. it appears we are close to the iranian coast. my cell phone is able to pick up a signal from iran. one of the key components of the drill is mine-sweeping operations. iran trails the west in military power. but underwater mines would be an affordable and effective way for the country to block the strait of hormuz. the channel is only 34 kilometers wide. u.s. military personnel along with japan's maritime self-defense force and troops from other countries are performing drills to detect and remove mines. >> the president has already said that it's a red line if iran closes the strait. so my mission would be to ensure security and
nations taking part in this united states-led exercises include japan and britain. iran's government has repeatedly warned that it would close food or shipping routes that run through the strait of hormuz. the threats are in response it tighter international sanctions targeting iran's nuclear program. the fighter aircraft on this vessel can reach most of iran's nuclear facilities. the u.s. navy is not disclosing the ship's precise location. it appears we are close to the iranian coast. my cell...
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but japan, the united states and south korea said the launch was in fact a ballistic missile test. the test ended in failure with the rocket exploding in midair two minutes after liftoff. it broke into more than ten pieces and fell into the ocean. analysts say north korea's young leader kim jong-un wants to correct this failure before his first anniversary of his father's death on december 17th. kim may also be trying to consolidate his power base by showing his dedication to a may 31st policy. kim has also vowed to develop north korea's economy. >> translator: we must start on a path of industrial revolution for the new century to make north korea a great economic power. >> reporter: but there are no tangible signs of improvement. the u.n. world food program says 16 million north koreans, or nearly 70% of the population, suffer from malnutrition. north korea's relations with the outside world are at a standstill. last february the united states agreed to provide food aid in exchange for a freeze on ballistic missile tests. but the deal was broken after the north tested a missile i
but japan, the united states and south korea said the launch was in fact a ballistic missile test. the test ended in failure with the rocket exploding in midair two minutes after liftoff. it broke into more than ten pieces and fell into the ocean. analysts say north korea's young leader kim jong-un wants to correct this failure before his first anniversary of his father's death on december 17th. kim may also be trying to consolidate his power base by showing his dedication to a may 31st policy....
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. >> the united states condemns in the strongest determines this attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> obama said the attack will not break the bonds between the countries. the president of libya's national assembly apologized at a news conference in tripoli. mohammad garias acknowledged that film insulted the prophet muhammad. still, he said retaliatory attack cannot be tolerated. the film at the heart of the protests has angered people across the middle east. it depicts the prophet muhammad and includes scenes of sexuality. hundreds of egyptians protested for a second day in front of the u.s. embassy in cairo. authorities have sent in more security forces to watch them. >> translator: i'm deeply hurt, seeing the prophet insulted. the u.s. should give consideration to the sentiment of muslims. >> the protests spread to tunisia, jordan, and morocco. part of the film is now online. many muslims consider any depiction of the prophet muhammad offensive. >>> the wait is over for those queuei
. >> the united states condemns in the strongest determines this attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> obama said the attack will not break the bonds between the countries. the president of libya's national assembly apologized at a news conference in tripoli. mohammad garias acknowledged that film insulted the prophet muhammad. still, he said retaliatory attack cannot be tolerated. the film at the heart of the...
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agaibegin some people say it's d for the united states but i don't think it's bad for the united states. i don't see any reason why the rising influence of brazil or turkey or india is in any way temporary to american interests. >> charlie: is the rise of the arab spring in the arab world good for the united states? >> i think on the balance -- >> charlie: and for the world and the people of the arab world. >> this is a classic it's too soon to answer this question. i don't know what the arab spring will lead to. what's interesting is in the best of all words let's say egypt really is a democracy we're going to have this very mixed picture. there are ways in which it's going to be set backs for the united states strategically. popularly governed egypt is not going to be as close an ally and is war on terror, on other issues as, you know, as the stalwart are lubaric was. my view nevertheless because our transcending interest is in a certain kind of world order we benefit nevertheless even if we pay a price in some short term interest. one example like that i think of is the philippines i
agaibegin some people say it's d for the united states but i don't think it's bad for the united states. i don't see any reason why the rising influence of brazil or turkey or india is in any way temporary to american interests. >> charlie: is the rise of the arab spring in the arab world good for the united states? >> i think on the balance -- >> charlie: and for the world and the people of the arab world. >> this is a classic it's too soon to answer this question. i...
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he was involved in helping the blind active ace chung leave for the united states in may. he using the internet mostly for his activism. >> translator: the communist party is the biggest violator of the rights of the chinese people. >> reporter: however, his activities are monitored closely. and he continues to be harassed. one time he was attacked by police agents as he left his house. another time he found the tires of his car had been flattened. his wife is also an activist. in this video she's being obstructed as they leave the house. the harassment has extended to the whole family. the situation got so bad that his wife left for hong kong in september together with their daughter who was 4 at the time. they were worried that they were no longer safe in beijing. >> translator: i'm happy that my wife and daughter will be somewhere that's safe and free. but i'm really going to miss them. >> reporter: eleven days after they left on september 18th, hu was placed under house arrest. a week later on october 25th, ahead of the communist party congress hu was moved to a provin
he was involved in helping the blind active ace chung leave for the united states in may. he using the internet mostly for his activism. >> translator: the communist party is the biggest violator of the rights of the chinese people. >> reporter: however, his activities are monitored closely. and he continues to be harassed. one time he was attacked by police agents as he left his house. another time he found the tires of his car had been flattened. his wife is also an activist. in...
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that's not the intention of the united states. i think what they want to do is to maintain the traditional legal framework of the high sea which is the freedom of navigation on the high sea and china might challenge that aspect. so that's why the united states wants to deter china, but at the same time d'tant fig or contain. that means probably they wish to ask the philippines and china, both sides, to be more constrained so that there will be no escalation of the conflict in the future. >> mr. miyaka thank you very much for your time. >> you're welcome. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show y their struggles and their suesses on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> next an update on one of japan's nuclear plants. nuclear crisis minister has met the fukui governor nishikawa to discuss restarting the oi facility. prime minister noda explaine
that's not the intention of the united states. i think what they want to do is to maintain the traditional legal framework of the high sea which is the freedom of navigation on the high sea and china might challenge that aspect. so that's why the united states wants to deter china, but at the same time d'tant fig or contain. that means probably they wish to ask the philippines and china, both sides, to be more constrained so that there will be no escalation of the conflict in the future....
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foj the positive economic data from the united states, new york profit shares. e dow jones posted higher at 13,107. so how are stocks kicking off in tokyo? we cross over to the tokyo stock exchange. so how are things kicking off this thursday morning? >> it's been a fairly quiet week in terms of volume with many investors taking to the sideline now. that's been the case here in tokyo as well as other parts of the world including new york. we're about eight minutes into trading on this thursday morning. let's see how things are kicking off here. as you see o the streen there, both the nikkei and the topix posting losses. the nikkei average down about .2 of 1%. and the topix also down almost by .2 of 1% on this thursday morning. now, as i said earlier, there are some key events, big economic events coming up later this week as well as next week. the biggest focus obviously is on the fed and whether it's going to take extra monetary easing steps to boost the economy. now, market watchers are paying cle attention t fed chairman ben bernanke at the jackson hole meeti
foj the positive economic data from the united states, new york profit shares. e dow jones posted higher at 13,107. so how are stocks kicking off in tokyo? we cross over to the tokyo stock exchange. so how are things kicking off this thursday morning? >> it's been a fairly quiet week in terms of volume with many investors taking to the sideline now. that's been the case here in tokyo as well as other parts of the world including new york. we're about eight minutes into trading on this...
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the united states, no more nighttime raids in homes by nato troops. no question that public opinion on this war has swung totally and four years. keeping troops there, now 2/3 of americans are getting out immediately. >> what aut the osamain laden issue? he talks about that frequently. people say he is speaking of football i should not be so gleeful. >> this from a party that reveled in talking about 9/11? this is what political candidates do. you don't take one of your signature, and hide it under a bush -- signature accomplishment and hide it under a bush. >> romney says that jimmy carte uld have ph that butn. >> that probably is unfair. >> jimmy carter pushed a harder one to t tried a rescue operation -- he tried a rescue operation to yes, of course he would have. he showed in the rescue mission that unfortunately did not succeed. >> look, the secretary of defense was recommending against this mission, the vice president was not in favor. you cannot say i guess clear -- say it is clear. >> ithe gloating or this ing? >> of course he is. it is the mo
the united states, no more nighttime raids in homes by nato troops. no question that public opinion on this war has swung totally and four years. keeping troops there, now 2/3 of americans are getting out immediately. >> what aut the osamain laden issue? he talks about that frequently. people say he is speaking of football i should not be so gleeful. >> this from a party that reveled in talking about 9/11? this is what political candidates do. you don't take one of your signature,...
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say the world's second largest economy is better placed to boost domestic consumption than japan, the united states or european countries. >>> japan and vietnam are hancing their ties japan's p biness gro is visiting the southeast asian nation this week. the two sides are talking about continued cooperation in infrastructure development including construction of nuclear power plants. japan business federation chairman met the vietnam trade minister on monday. the japanese delegation is touring southeast asia through saturday. the vietnamese minister called for japan's assistance stressing the importance of progress in infrastructure for the nation's enomic expansion. he said mutual cooperation was necessary to creating a favorable business environment and to promote continued growth of asian economies. he also called fon vietnam to help japan join the transpacific partnership trade talks. vietnam is one of the nine nations discussing the free trade initiative. the vietnamese minister expressed his support. he declared the two countries are indispensable partners for economic development in t
say the world's second largest economy is better placed to boost domestic consumption than japan, the united states or european countries. >>> japan and vietnam are hancing their ties japan's p biness gro is visiting the southeast asian nation this week. the two sides are talking about continued cooperation in infrastructure development including construction of nuclear power plants. japan business federation chairman met the vietnam trade minister on monday. the japanese delegation is...
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how do they see the united states? >> combination of envy and inspiration. frankly, they want to be us in a lot of ways. they admire our education system. >> rose: except democracy. >> democracy, they don't have a feel for it yet. but the truth is when the incoming president ofchi has his daughter at harvard as he does. >> rose: and bo xilai has his son at the kennedy school. >> and i run into chinese low level officials all the time whose kids are applying to prep school in america. >> rose: and they have a different impression of the united states than their parents did. >> absolutely. in some sense in the long term that has an effect. they come back with ideas that are different. >> rose: you should write a book about ambition in china. >> not a bad idea, actually. >> rose: evan osnos for the "new yorker", that's a famous publisher and former "washington post" reporter and editor named peter osnos who's now known not as peter osnos but as the father of evan osnos. back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: sebastian thrun is here he is the former director o
how do they see the united states? >> combination of envy and inspiration. frankly, they want to be us in a lot of ways. they admire our education system. >> rose: except democracy. >> democracy, they don't have a feel for it yet. but the truth is when the incoming president ofchi has his daughter at harvard as he does. >> rose: and bo xilai has his son at the kennedy school. >> and i run into chinese low level officials all the time whose kids are applying to prep...
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. >>> japan will resume exports of beef to the united states on saturday. a ban on japanese products was in place for more than two years after some cows were found to have foot-and-mouth disease. countries including the u.s. and vietnam imposed a temporary ban on beef from japan in 2010. that's after finding infected cows in a southwestern prefecture. an international organization confirmed in february 2011 that the disease was no longer aa problem in japan. so many trading partners started to lift the import ban. japan's agriculture ministry officials say they received a notice from the u.s. early this month it would resume imports of japanese beef. the u.s. market had accounted for about 10% of japanese beef exports. japan hopes that the lifting of the restriction will become a step toward increasing beef exports. ministry officials will urge vietnam to ft i xworimport ban. the country accounted for over half of japan's beef exports. >>> japanese government leaders have made it their priority to strengthen growth while fighting deflation. they're set to
. >>> japan will resume exports of beef to the united states on saturday. a ban on japanese products was in place for more than two years after some cows were found to have foot-and-mouth disease. countries including the u.s. and vietnam imposed a temporary ban on beef from japan in 2010. that's after finding infected cows in a southwestern prefecture. an international organization confirmed in february 2011 that the disease was no longer aa problem in japan. so many trading partners...
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. >> it is my honor to nominate mitt romney for the office of president of the united states of america. >> u.s. republicans put forward their challenger to barack obama. the winds have calmed in tampa, florida, and delegates to the republican national convention are whipping up a frenzy. they've nominated mitt romney as the party's nominee for the president aial election in november. aa tropical storm curtailed the first day of the convention. now delegates are back selling romney to the american people. they adopted a platform to push for a smaller government. the plan calls for cutting the deficit, relaxing regulations and lowering taxes for all levels of income. the republicans criticize the obama administration for reducing the military budget. they say cuts to defense weaken the united stes' internaonal standing. the platform says the republicans are the party of peace through strength. >>> police in beijing have gun investigating an incident involving japan's ambassador to china. two vehicles forcibly stopped the ambassador's car in beijing on monday evening. a man got out of one
. >> it is my honor to nominate mitt romney for the office of president of the united states of america. >> u.s. republicans put forward their challenger to barack obama. the winds have calmed in tampa, florida, and delegates to the republican national convention are whipping up a frenzy. they've nominated mitt romney as the party's nominee for the president aial election in november. aa tropical storm curtailed the first day of the convention. now delegates are back selling romney...
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cheng delivered his first formal speech in the united states on thursday. >> translator: china should model its own democracy on asian countries like south korea and japan. >> chen said it is unprecedented for the chinese government to allow him to study in the u.s. he added that ion of seeking asylum. he says the treatment he received was unforgivle. while studying at new york university he plans to write a book detailing his thoughts and experiences. >>> the 1989 chinese military crackdown on tiananmen square protesters left many people dead or wounded. relatives of the victims have demanded the government review the incident before the 23rd anniversary. on june 4th 1989 the military fired on students and other democracy demonstrators who had gathered in beijing. however, specific details of the incident remain unknown. on thursday, 121 mothers and other relatives of the victims released a statement on the internet. they demand that the government clarify what happened in the crackdown and pursue those responsible. the statement says it's becoming extremely difficult to bring a fair
cheng delivered his first formal speech in the united states on thursday. >> translator: china should model its own democracy on asian countries like south korea and japan. >> chen said it is unprecedented for the chinese government to allow him to study in the u.s. he added that ion of seeking asylum. he says the treatment he received was unforgivle. while studying at new york university he plans to write a book detailing his thoughts and experiences. >>> the 1989 chinese...
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. >>> diplomats from the united nations, the united states, and egypt are trying to arrange a cease-fire between israeli forces and hamas. they say they're hoping to organize a truce in the coming days. for now fighters for israel and hamas show little sign of letting up. more than 130 people have died in a week of fighting. israeli forces carried out air strikes and fired shells at the gaza strip in the latest round. the conflict has so far killed 130 palestinians. hamas and other palestinian militants are counter attacking by firing rockets and motor shells into israel. they killed two more israelis bringing the number of dead on that side to five. hundreds of people in gaza are taking refuge at schools run by the u.n. palestinian refugees account for more than 70% of gaza's population. they were forced off their land after the 1948 founding of israel and during subsequent wars. >> translator: i don't think this place is safe because they attacked u.n. schools before and i just hope we'll be safe. >> u.n. secretary general and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton visited israel to l
. >>> diplomats from the united nations, the united states, and egypt are trying to arrange a cease-fire between israeli forces and hamas. they say they're hoping to organize a truce in the coming days. for now fighters for israel and hamas show little sign of letting up. more than 130 people have died in a week of fighting. israeli forces carried out air strikes and fired shells at the gaza strip in the latest round. the conflict has so far killed 130 palestinians. hamas and other...
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united states and china fundamentally on political values on differences in economic system are going to be at least as great when china becomes the world's largest economy as they are today. >> and that is the biggest challenge we have. >> rose: we continue with anna aristotle the classic tolstoy novel, it is visited in a new fill adaptation, we talk to the play right and joe wright, the director. >> i kind of treated tolstoy like an equal, he is an extraordinary vein thing to attempt on my part but actually it is sort of a version of respect, because you are not doing him a serce b trying to transmute one kind of art form into another. without taking account of what has to be gained and what has to be lost. >> rose: chinese politics and a russian love story when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. >> rose: additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios
united states and china fundamentally on political values on differences in economic system are going to be at least as great when china becomes the world's largest economy as they are today. >> and that is the biggest challenge we have. >> rose: we continue with anna aristotle the classic tolstoy novel, it is visited in a new fill adaptation, we talk to the play right and joe wright, the director. >> i kind of treated tolstoy like an equal, he is an extraordinary vein thing...
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the united states and european nations plan to impose new sanctions targeting iran's oil exports later this month. they want to increase pressure on the country to curb its nuclear ambitions. iran seems to be trying to establish stronger ties to china and russia to couer moves by western countries to impose new sanctions. russia's foreign minister has also opposed sanctions. he made the comments in china, where he's now on a visit. >> translator: moving from negotiations to sanctions would serve no one's interest. new sanctions would be unproductive. >> he says it's important for iran and the six nations involved in the talks to continue efforts to negotiate. he says they must set aside their own interests when they meet in moscow on june 18th and 19th. >>> israel's defense minister has hinted at something for the first time. he suggested israeli officials have carried out cyber attacks. he said israeli security officials won't be leaders in the field. he said they want to prevent damage through cyber defense. he said they can also benefit from offensive action. before this, israeli le
the united states and european nations plan to impose new sanctions targeting iran's oil exports later this month. they want to increase pressure on the country to curb its nuclear ambitions. iran seems to be trying to establish stronger ties to china and russia to couer moves by western countries to impose new sanctions. russia's foreign minister has also opposed sanctions. he made the comments in china, where he's now on a visit. >> translator: moving from negotiations to sanctions...
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the united states is wadingack into the waters with north korea. now the obama administration has announced that envoys will meet next week for the first time in four months. the delegates from the two sides are scheduled to meet on february 23rd in beijing. these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives last met in october in geneva. the u.s. department spokesperson said the u.s. side wants to see if north korea is ready to take concrete steps toward denuclearization. the u.s. envoy will visit seoul and tokyo in the days following the talks. glenn davies will report on what he learns. >>> trade in china and north korea hit a record high last year. a 62% jump from the previous year reflects the north increasing dependence on china. there was $5.6 billion worth of trade between the countries. north korea leaders have been inviting foreign investment. they are aiming to boost the country's infrastructure and agriculture sectors. north korea has become isolated and seen little economic progress. the country
the united states is wadingack into the waters with north korea. now the obama administration has announced that envoys will meet next week for the first time in four months. the delegates from the two sides are scheduled to meet on february 23rd in beijing. these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives last met in october in geneva. the u.s. department spokesperson said the u.s. side wants to see if north korea is ready to take concrete steps...
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japan and the united states have no diplomat tieic ties with north korea. concerns about the country's human rights are growing. the european parliament adopted a resolution in 2010 to urge north korea to improve its human rights situation. >>> yong eung egyptians have protested against a veteran of the country's old regime. protesters are calling for nationwide demonstrations as several hundred people gathered at thatahrir square. >> translator: it wouldn't be right if he becomes the president. i strongly oppose him. >> on monday protesters set fire to the campaign office in cairo after the election commission announced that he would head into the run-off. muslim brotherhood candidate finished on top in the first round. >>> myanmar'spposition leader aun sang sue chi areferred in bangkok on tuesday. her first trip outside myanmar in 24 years. she will give a speech in the thai capital. she will stay in thailand until the end of this week. she'll meet representatives of other countries at the international conference to explain myanmar's ongoing process of d
japan and the united states have no diplomat tieic ties with north korea. concerns about the country's human rights are growing. the european parliament adopted a resolution in 2010 to urge north korea to improve its human rights situation. >>> yong eung egyptians have protested against a veteran of the country's old regime. protesters are calling for nationwide demonstrations as several hundred people gathered at thatahrir square. >> translator: it wouldn't be right if he...
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do they fear the united states? do they think the united states wants to contain them? >> it's a love-hate kind of thing. they're so invested in our economy that they want us to succeed. they want their investment to be a stable one. while at the same time their people, the chinese people are making the sameind accusations toward us that many pple in people are making toward china. we say they're manipulating their currency, they're engaging in unfair trade practices. there are people on the blogosphere and on the street corners say the united states is heming us in. they're disrespectful of our traditions and our history. you get finger pointing on both sides. that's what makes it an extra complex relationship, but the interesting thing having lived over there in china for the last two years, been in ia four different time, there's ndering reservoir of good will for whatever reason. it's based on history. whether it was still well during those years the building of hospitals and schools, pre-world war 2, our assistance during and after the japanese invasion. they like
do they fear the united states? do they think the united states wants to contain them? >> it's a love-hate kind of thing. they're so invested in our economy that they want us to succeed. they want their investment to be a stable one. while at the same time their people, the chinese people are making the sameind accusations toward us that many pple in people are making toward china. we say they're manipulating their currency, they're engaging in unfair trade practices. there are people on...
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the united states leads the world in extracting shale gas which makes up 20% of its natural gas supply. however there's concern about the environmental impact of the extraction process. two filmmakers in the u.s. are exploring the pros and cons of this controversial subject. nhk world's rosa sabrino reports. ♪ from california to the new york island ♪ >> reporter: last month demonstrators hit the streets in the u.s. state of ohio. the object of their protests in extracting shale gas using a process known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. shale gas is found in rock formations more than 2,000 meters underground, much deeper than the natural gas fields that had been used up to now. water containing sand and chemicals is pumped into the layers of shale under very high pressure to rock them open. when the water is pumped out, the shale gas is released. some people are opposed to fracking. they are worried that it contaminates groundwater and can harm people's health. filmmaker josh fox was one of the protesters in ohio. >> i have watched something absolutely remarkable happening acros
the united states leads the world in extracting shale gas which makes up 20% of its natural gas supply. however there's concern about the environmental impact of the extraction process. two filmmakers in the u.s. are exploring the pros and cons of this controversial subject. nhk world's rosa sabrino reports. ♪ from california to the new york island ♪ >> reporter: last month demonstrators hit the streets in the u.s. state of ohio. the object of their protests in extracting shale gas...
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, especially the united states. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >>> we go to sayaka mori now for a look at the weather forecast. >> typhoon vincente is downgraded, and winds are dying down, heavy rain will continue because the system will continue to drag ample moisture from the south, so areas, northern vietnam, and laos, you're going to continue to cope with heavy rain throughout the day. up towards the north, we have a low pressure system moving into the beijing area. if you remember record amounts of rain battered this area over the weekend, so any additional rain is not good news, however, thundershowers will likely continue into tomorrow. as for japan, staying stormy across the northern half of japan. thunderstorms, gusting winds, and even hail are expected. all right, temperature wise, getting up to 32 degrees in tokyo, so very hot. sweltering hot conditions will likely continue into the weekend, but hotter than tokyo across the westernalf of japan, we've got heat advisories in place across this area
, especially the united states. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >>> we go to sayaka mori now for a look at the weather forecast. >> typhoon vincente is downgraded, and winds are dying down, heavy rain will continue because the system will continue to drag ample moisture from the south, so areas, northern vietnam, and laos, you're going to continue to cope with heavy rain throughout the day. up towards the north, we have a low pressure system moving into the beijing area....
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right now in the united states we have 1.2 million infected people. of those only 20% are supressed with treatment. if you want to slow the progression with treatment you have to do better than 28%. it sound way too early to take a victory. i>> it is way to early. we need to get more funding to fight aid. -- aids. the administration has been hard pressed on how they will move ahead globally. hillary clinton made a call for a blueprint for further actions and she is now waiting for another five months. it's the conference moving ahead with the great hope but without much meat behind it. >> the epidemic is changing shape. in the united states it's moved from big cities and often white gay men who are economically stable, into young black gay men in the deep south. that is the ep bu ep epicentre . that is a huge shift and this country is wrestling with that. we are seeing the aging of hiv people, by 2020 half of the people inaffected ar-- inexpect- infected are over 50. that is the same >> holman: watch all of ray's aids conference wrap-up on our health
right now in the united states we have 1.2 million infected people. of those only 20% are supressed with treatment. if you want to slow the progression with treatment you have to do better than 28%. it sound way too early to take a victory. i>> it is way to early. we need to get more funding to fight aid. -- aids. the administration has been hard pressed on how they will move ahead globally. hillary clinton made a call for a blueprint for further actions and she is now waiting for another...
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. >> meanwhile, the chinese government demand an apology from the united states. the foreign minister said: in the meantime, security was tight outside the hospital where chen is being treated, and the hospital's name was quickly banned as a search term on the chinese internet. we take a closer look now at this still unfolding story with shao chung, director of the berkeley-china internet project at u.c. berkeley, and editor of the "china digital times," an online publication. and evan osnos, who's written on chen guangcheng and other dissidents as the china correspondent for the "new yorker" magazine. he joins us tonight from the campus of stanford university. os, i'll start with you. what do you make of this very confusing series of events today? is there any way to unravel what's known at this point? >> well, it's been an extraordinary 24 hours. the story is vy nami fehourgo, frany, all of us thought that the u.s. government, the chinese side, had reached perhaps the best available solution given the moment, which was to create an opportunity for chen guangchen
. >> meanwhile, the chinese government demand an apology from the united states. the foreign minister said: in the meantime, security was tight outside the hospital where chen is being treated, and the hospital's name was quickly banned as a search term on the chinese internet. we take a closer look now at this still unfolding story with shao chung, director of the berkeley-china internet project at u.c. berkeley, and editor of the "china digital times," an online publication....
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states, in february he visited he made clear he has positive feelings towards the united states and wants to maintain a stable bilateral relationship. we've seen the increase of these nationalist voices as china's status has risen and the're calling for the new leadership not to be seen as caving to u.s. pressure. and so she is going to have to find that balance between his own natural inclinations to have a good relationship and these pressures he's facing within. >> brown: where do those pressures come from and how strong are they? >> quite strong. it's a combination of factors. one the one that everyone points so the military and the increasing voice of the chinese military. this is often overdrown, however, in my opinion. they are an influential actor within the system. they've been modernizing their military and they have strong views on these territorial issues such as island disputes and so . the bigger factor has been the nationalism among the common public that the party itself has unleashed in an effort to legitimize wits the fall of communist ideology. >> brown: there any
states, in february he visited he made clear he has positive feelings towards the united states and wants to maintain a stable bilateral relationship. we've seen the increase of these nationalist voices as china's status has risen and the're calling for the new leadership not to be seen as caving to u.s. pressure. and so she is going to have to find that balance between his own natural inclinations to have a good relationship and these pressures he's facing within. >> brown: where do...
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. >>> north korea has urged the united states to officially end hostilities between the two sides. pyongyang wants its old enemy to convert the 1953 armistice that ended the korean war into a full peace accord. the north's foreign ministry issued a statement on wednesday two days ahead of the 59th anniversary of the truce. the north repeats its claim that possession of nuclear weapons is justified. it says the nuclear deterrent will stay as long as the u.s., the world's biggest nuclear arms state, remains hostile. but the statement then urges the u.s. to make what it calls a bold decision by replacing the korean armistice agreement with a peace deal. it says the deal should come without preconditions. in april, washington suspended food aid to the isolated state after pyongyang launched a long range missile. the aid was pledged in return for a moratorium on missile and nuclear programs. the country's young leader, kim jong-un, was named marshal of the republic this month. he is to meet representatives of war veterans from around the country in pyongyang for friday's anniversary. ou
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now he's sought refuge from the united states. of course we have to protect him. we also have to try to encourage the chinese government to see this as an opportunity. i know that sounds a little naive, but there are many voices coming out of the top levels of chinese leadership right now that are calling for a nion underworld law. so this is the opportunity for the chinese government to show that it really is a nation that is ruled by law. >> ifill: sasha gong, a senior administration official said we're searching for the appropriate balance. in the past the appropriate balance has been to focus on discussions between the u.s. and china on trade or currency issues, not necessarily on human rights. is that even possible to find an appropriate balance? >> well, for human rights it should be part of trade, and economic relations. because you can'tay, ll, we developed trade and the economic relations first and the disregard of human rights, that's not who we are. we are the united states of america, and, well, i think what somewhat the voice of america heard is that
now he's sought refuge from the united states. of course we have to protect him. we also have to try to encourage the chinese government to see this as an opportunity. i know that sounds a little naive, but there are many voices coming out of the top levels of chinese leadership right now that are calling for a nion underworld law. so this is the opportunity for the chinese government to show that it really is a nation that is ruled by law. >> ifill: sasha gong, a senior administration...
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states and united kingdom. it was two unnamed romney advisors quoted by the paper. romney pushed back saying he doesn't know who these people are. so it's a classic british press jumping on unnamed sources kind of story. >> but this is much more negative in tone in the way it was covered and perceived. >> warner: this comment about... >> they said he's like snarp a suit without lipstick and he can't talk about mormonism, his job as a governor or bane, all he has to do is talk about the fact he's white. >> there's a racial undertone but we don't know who said it or how close they are. >> warner: if it's fair to say this is the kind of little false step that in the old media era would be worth a cycle in news t news but because of the social media environment it's relentless. >> it is. youook at a chart of the "anglo-saxon" term and how it played out on twitter over a period of 24 hours you can see nothing from the... searching for the term "anglo-saxon" to this to a little bit down to another big zoom. >> gives
states and united kingdom. it was two unnamed romney advisors quoted by the paper. romney pushed back saying he doesn't know who these people are. so it's a classic british press jumping on unnamed sources kind of story. >> but this is much more negative in tone in the way it was covered and perceived. >> warner: this comment about... >> they said he's like snarp a suit without lipstick and he can't talk about mormonism, his job as a governor or bane, all he has to do is talk...
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but i really don't see any alteativtoegotting his asylum in the united states. but remember the last time this happened was fong lee jur, took is a year to do it and now secretary clinton in 24 hours business to land in beijing. i hope that curt campbell has worked miracles, but i'm not very optimistic about coming to an agreement before these talks start. >> ifill: let me ask you about something you brought up earlier which is there's a lot of other domestic polical turmoil in china right now. is there y coecti betwn this and t oth caseor c the be? >> well, there's no direct connection. but i think they're both the result of a system in which the internal security police have really gone out of control. the great insecurity of china's leaders about domestic threats to their rule, have caused them to allow the control cartel, i call them, the internal security people, the propaganda people, you know, they're basically allod too whatever they nt and the standing committee of the polit bureau is not restraining them. if you look at both these cases, i think they'r
but i really don't see any alteativtoegotting his asylum in the united states. but remember the last time this happened was fong lee jur, took is a year to do it and now secretary clinton in 24 hours business to land in beijing. i hope that curt campbell has worked miracles, but i'm not very optimistic about coming to an agreement before these talks start. >> ifill: let me ask you about something you brought up earlier which is there's a lot of other domestic polical turmoil in china...
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states chaff is united states chaff is bullying .. >> people were just saying people i knew who were important were saying she a weak president, look what happened in vienna. >> well, kennedy himself told, khrushchev bully him, kennedy's own -- >> rose: kennedy was very good at self-analysis. >> he was. one thing i like about him, that rare thing, the self aware famous public great man who actually s self aware. >> se: and what did he tnk of truman, eisenhower. >> he liked him at first but they fell out during the 52 election and ike was particularly mad because truman brought his son john back from korea for the inauguration, this is bad for john's career, he was in combat, and so eisenhower said to truman, who bought, who brought my son back, john and he said i did, i am still the president and so truman and eisenhower didn't speak to each other in the car up to the capitol, it was -- and that bad blood continued tran used to bad-mouth eisenhower about him and spread stories about kay somers by and eisenhower would write angry letters to truman .. that his aide would rip up and not
states chaff is united states chaff is bullying .. >> people were just saying people i knew who were important were saying she a weak president, look what happened in vienna. >> well, kennedy himself told, khrushchev bully him, kennedy's own -- >> rose: kennedy was very good at self-analysis. >> he was. one thing i like about him, that rare thing, the self aware famous public great man who actually s self aware. >> se: and what did he tnk of truman, eisenhower....
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steven heydemann is the senior adviser for middle east initiatives at the united states institute of peace. he's worked with the syrian opposition on the challenges ahead once the assad regime falls. and frederic wehrey is a senior associate in the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. we thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> woodruff: steven hideman, let me start with you. what do you make of these latest attacks of the death of the defense minister and these other top officials. >> this was not a good day for the assad regime and it comes on the heels of a week that is not good. these attacks were of for a number of reasons. i think they underscored the increasing vulnerability of the regime to the armed opposition. i think they sent a signal to omenm on the groundsupporters is shifting in favor of the opposition, and that the regime is now on the defensive. and i think one of the key consequences of this bombing is going to make it much much harder for the regime to hold its inner circle together and to sustain the loyalty of supporters o
steven heydemann is the senior adviser for middle east initiatives at the united states institute of peace. he's worked with the syrian opposition on the challenges ahead once the assad regime falls. and frederic wehrey is a senior associate in the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. we thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> woodruff: steven hideman, let me start with you. what do you make of these latest attacks of the death of the...
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japan beat the united states in penalty kicks. the u.s. has been pointing towards the opportunity to play japan again in a meaningful game and now they've got t the u.s. against japan for the gold and it should be fascinating to see the americans can come back anwin this game over the rivals who took that world cup from them last year. >> well, we all will be watching. christine brennan thank you and we'll talk to you again. >> thank you very much, margaret. >> brown: finally tonight, the critic speaks, and sometimes roars: we remember two legends of the genre. art critic and historian robert hughes died monday in new york after a long illness. he was 72 years old. a native of australia, hughes spent more than thredecades as art critic for "time" magazine, and reached many millions more through his work on television. his 1980 documentary, "the shock of the new," changed conceptions about 20th century art. it originated on the bbc, and also aired on pbs. later, hughes wrote and presented "american visions," another series that aired on pbs
japan beat the united states in penalty kicks. the u.s. has been pointing towards the opportunity to play japan again in a meaningful game and now they've got t the u.s. against japan for the gold and it should be fascinating to see the americans can come back anwin this game over the rivals who took that world cup from them last year. >> well, we all will be watching. christine brennan thank you and we'll talk to you again. >> thank you very much, margaret. >> brown: finally...
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it doesn't attack the united states. it doesn't attack chen. it just says we'll treat him like every other citizen. and that's what he has wanted. he wanted an assurance that if relead from the american embassy, that he would be protected like other chinese citizens, not those who were discriminated against. >> suarez: well, as someone with a personal connection to what has become a worldwide story, do you think that this allows the two powers involved to disengaging gracefully, let's say? >> yes, they can get on with the many other difficult problems that they have to contend with. chen can apply. i hope his application for a visaill be approved. and i hope he'll have a chance for study, repose, exchange of ideas, and it will be a stimulating, useful experience for him. >> suarez: will you host visiting scholars from other places in china and other places in asia. are you confident given what the foreign ministry has said that they intend to allow him to leave? >> i think that is what we have to infer. of course they retain their independence
it doesn't attack the united states. it doesn't attack chen. it just says we'll treat him like every other citizen. and that's what he has wanted. he wanted an assurance that if relead from the american embassy, that he would be protected like other chinese citizens, not those who were discriminated against. >> suarez: well, as someone with a personal connection to what has become a worldwide story, do you think that this allows the two powers involved to disengaging gracefully, let's...
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. >> ifill: then we interview the greek ambassador to the united states after a night of violent riots, as protesters in athens reacted to parliament's passage of new austerity measures. >> i think the bhol greek society right now is rather numb. >> brown: judy woodruff updates the republican presidential campaign, with stu rothenberg and susan page. >> ifill: we look at the pbs documentary "slavery by another name," which tells the forgotten stories of forced labor that continued long after the civil war ended. >> brown: from beijing, global post correspondent kathleen mclaughlin reports on the lure of western culture for china's youth. ♪ i have nothing, nothing if i don't have you ♪ >> ifill: and we close with a conversation about the life and legacy of music icon whitney houston with gordon chambers, a singer-songwriter who wrote and produced for her. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >. the william and flora hewlett foundation, workg toolve social and environmental problems at home and around the wo
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that's a story i think everyone can relate to women's sock merit united states. and that story redemption, of coming back 13 months later and getting the gold against the team that beat them at the world cup. and that was a fun story watch. >> brown: allight, christine brennan in london. once again, thank you for all your reporting and talking with us these past couple of weeks. >> my pleasure, jeff. thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the u.s. government slashed its corn and soybean crop expectations again, as a worsening drought plagues most of the country. hundreds of mourners paid final respects to the six people gunned down sunday at a sikh temple near milwaukee. and three u.s. marines were killed in afghanistan by an afghan police officer. it was the third such attack this week. >> brown: on our web site, get a glimpse of campaigns of days past. kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: on our home page, we've collected a slideshow of historic election images and artifacts displayed at the library of congress. author adam brent hough
that's a story i think everyone can relate to women's sock merit united states. and that story redemption, of coming back 13 months later and getting the gold against the team that beat them at the world cup. and that was a fun story watch. >> brown: allight, christine brennan in london. once again, thank you for all your reporting and talking with us these past couple of weeks. >> my pleasure, jeff. thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the u.s....
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murdoch's business back in the united states. but i don't think anyone has any doubt that it also reflects the steadily-building pressure on james murdoch the son personally, on rupert murdoch, on the entire enterprise by these growing cires o allegations about all sorts of ethically questionable behavior here in britain. >> ifill: you talk about ethically questionable behavior, a lot of fallout from that just in the past six months. do we know whether james murdoch himself has been or is likely to be implicated directly in these schemes? >> i think the likelihood is no. certainly in terms of being personally involved in things like the phone hackg, these alleged... in fact now recognized corrupt payments to police and other officials, that didn't happen on james murdoch's watch. he wasn't in charge in the time. it's a little like watergate. the issue isn't the crimes or the alleged crimes it's the alleged coverup or the questions of basically who knew what when. >> ifill: take him out of the succession loop? is it assumed by mov
murdoch's business back in the united states. but i don't think anyone has any doubt that it also reflects the steadily-building pressure on james murdoch the son personally, on rupert murdoch, on the entire enterprise by these growing cires o allegations about all sorts of ethically questionable behavior here in britain. >> ifill: you talk about ethically questionable behavior, a lot of fallout from that just in the past six months. do we know whether james murdoch himself has been or is...
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. >> woodruff: after a promising start at the beginning of the year, job growth in the united states slowed again last month. the labor department revised upward the number of jobs created in previous months, but reported only 115,000 new jobs came on-stream in april. new jobs were added last month, but fewer than expected. and the unemployment rate dipped to a three-year low of 8.1%, but mainly because frustrated job- hunters stopped looking. speaking at a virginia high school today, president obama focused on some positive signs. >> after the worst economic crisis since the great depression, our businesses have now created more than 4.2 million new jobs over the last 26 months. >> woodruff: but the president did acknowledge that challenges remain. >> there's still a lot of folks out of work, which means that we've got to do more. >> woodruff: minutes after the april jobs numbers were made public this morning, the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, appeared on fox news and criticized the president, calling the numbers very disappointing. >> we should be seeing
. >> woodruff: after a promising start at the beginning of the year, job growth in the united states slowed again last month. the labor department revised upward the number of jobs created in previous months, but reported only 115,000 new jobs came on-stream in april. new jobs were added last month, but fewer than expected. and the unemployment rate dipped to a three-year low of 8.1%, but mainly because frustrated job- hunters stopped looking. speaking at a virginia high school today,...
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whether you're the president of the united states or the prime minister of britain, if you engage in such covert activities and crimes are committed, yes, haul them before an international court. >> reporter: but limited justice it'll be argued is better than no justice at all, and in that regard, a little history was made here today. >> brown: for more, we turn to eric stover, director of the human rights center at the university of california at berkeley. he has participated in several criminal investigations of international leaders. so, eric stover, how significant is this conviction and why? >> oh, it's very significant. it's historical for several reasons. first, as you pointed out earlier in the tape, this is the first conviction since nuremberg just after world warle two of a former chief of state who is held culpable for crimes against humanity. second-- and i think this is really most important--the -year war ended i 2002 in sierra leone and the fog of war lifted people came to realize that the person behind the mass terror and destruction that took place in their country w
whether you're the president of the united states or the prime minister of britain, if you engage in such covert activities and crimes are committed, yes, haul them before an international court. >> reporter: but limited justice it'll be argued is better than no justice at all, and in that regard, a little history was made here today. >> brown: for more, we turn to eric stover, director of the human rights center at the university of california at berkeley. he has participated in...
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. >> brown: back in the united states, bales' civilian lawyer, john henry browne, spent 11 hours meeting with him this week. browne appeared today on cbs "this morning". >> my first reaction to all of this is, prove it. this is going to be a very difficult case for the government to prove, in my opinion. there is no crime scene, there is no csi stuff, no dna, no fingerprints. >> brown: bales was charged at the u.s. military prison at fort leavenworth, where he's been held since last week. bales joined the army in 2001, after working in investment banking. after his name first became public, former neighbors and comrades spoke highly of him. more recently, other details have emerged. in 2003, for example, he was reportedly ordered to pay a $1.5 miloninfor serities fraud. and in 2002, he was arrested for drunken assault and was ordered to anger management training. in public statements, browne has laid the groundwork for a defense on bales' mental state, citing an untreated concussive injury and long-standing memory issues. but he told cbs today that one thing was clear. >> i don't want to
. >> brown: back in the united states, bales' civilian lawyer, john henry browne, spent 11 hours meeting with him this week. browne appeared today on cbs "this morning". >> my first reaction to all of this is, prove it. this is going to be a very difficult case for the government to prove, in my opinion. there is no crime scene, there is no csi stuff, no dna, no fingerprints. >> brown: bales was charged at the u.s. military prison at fort leavenworth, where he's been...
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morgan's wall street office, the richest banker in the united states, trying to convince them to fund the project. >> brown: pick one iconic one. of course there's chief joseph. you describe him coming to seattle and there's a football game, of all things, involved. >> they bring one of the most famous indians in america, n 1903, chief joseph of the nez perce who's known worldwide as the indian of napoleon to witness the university of washington football game and they asked him later what he thought and he said -- he said through a translator, he says "i saw a lot of white people almost fight each other today. i do not think that is good." but joseph was a prisoner of war at the time. he could not leave the reservation. same with geronimo, without president roosevelt's permission. this is 25 years after the war. curtis understood that what joseph wanted was his homeland back so at the end of that weekend where they're parading this indian around at the football game, look at the indian at the football game, look at the clash of cultures, they take him up the street with a car, curtis
morgan's wall street office, the richest banker in the united states, trying to convince them to fund the project. >> brown: pick one iconic one. of course there's chief joseph. you describe him coming to seattle and there's a football game, of all things, involved. >> they bring one of the most famous indians in america, n 1903, chief joseph of the nez perce who's known worldwide as the indian of napoleon to witness the university of washington football game and they asked him...